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The Pacuare River, or the Río Pacuare, in Costa Rica has its source in the Cordillera de Talamanca and flows approximately 108 kilometres (67 mi) to the Caribbean. It is a popular location for white water rafting, whitewater kayaking and riverboarding. The rainforests that surround the river are home to exotic animal species such as jaguars ...
Siquirres has an area of 860.19 km² [4] and a mean elevation of 127 metres. [2] The canton touches the Caribbean coast between the mouths of the Pacuare River to the southeast and the Parismina River to the northwest. It encompasses territory in a southwest direction, between the Madre de Dios River on the southeast side and the Destierro ...
Area. 131.88 square kilometres (50.92 sq mi) Established. 26 December 1985. Governing body. National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC) Pacuare River Forest Reserve ( Spanish: Reserva Forestal Río Pacuare ), is a protected area in Costa Rica, managed under the Caribbean La Amistad Conservation Area, it was created in 1985 by law 7018. [1] [2]
You couldn’t possibly hit all the high-octane attractions in Costa Rica — the howler monkeys barking from the treetops of Tortuguero National Park, white-water rafting down the Pacuare River ...
Deaths. At least 5; 1 indirect [1] Property damage. $2.5-7.5 billion [2] [3] [4] The 2021 Pacific Northwest floods were a series of floods that affected British Columbia, Canada, and parts of neighboring Washington state in the United States. The flooding and numerous mass wasting events were caused by a Pineapple Express, a type of atmospheric ...
Pike River Royal Commission. The Pike River Mine disaster was a coal mining accident that began on 19 November 2010 in the Pike River Mine, 46 km (29 mi) northeast of Greymouth, in the West Coast region of New Zealand's South Island following a methane explosion at approximately 3:44 pm ( NZDT, UTC+13 ). The accident resulted in the deaths of ...
4.97 square kilometres (1.92 sq mi) Established. 23 March 1973. Governing body. National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC) Pacuare-Matina Forest Reserve ( Spanish: Reserva Forestal Pacuare-Matina ), is a protected area in Costa Rica, managed under the Caribbean La Amistad Conservation Area, it was created in 1973 by decree 2886-A. [1] [2]
Lake Cachí. / 9.82722°N 83.81667°W / 9.82722; -83.81667. Lake Cachi ( Spanish: Lago de Cachí) is an artificial lake in central Costa Rica created by the Cachí Dam ( Represa de Cachí ), an arch dam north of Tapantí National Park, to the east-southeast of Cartago in Cartago Province. The main town is Cachí, away from the east bank ...